Author | : Asim Esen |
File Size | : 49,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 29 March 1993 |
ISBN | : UOM:39015028919697 |
Pages | : 280 pages |
Beta glucosidases by Asim Esen Book PDF Summary
Offers an overview of the state-of-the-art and future research needs for β-glucosidases. Provides coverage of β-glucosidases from the entire spectrum of organisms, including humans and mammals, plants, insects, fungi, and bacteria. Includes chapters on the mechanism of catalysis by β-glucosidases, substrate specificity and physiological substrates of β-glucosidases, and cyanogenic β-glucosidases and glucosides from plants and insects. Reviews human β-glucosidases in relation to metabolism, foods and nutrition, and an inherited disorder. Also describes a model system using immobilized enzymes to convert cellulose to glucose.